Back To School Altered Tin for Teacher by Patricia Krauchune

Back To School Altered Tin for Teacher

Designed by Pat Krauchune

Here's a back to school project that is easy, fun and sure to make any teacher a happy recipient of this little tin.

Supply List:

Makin’s Clay® - Black, Brown, Light Adobe
- Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Machine®
- Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Extruder®
- Makin's® Texture Sheet Set - Woodgrain
Beacon's™ Tacky Glue
Craft knife
Sandpaper
Black marker
Mint tin
Yellow, silver, black and pink paint

Instructions:

Using sandpaper, lightly scuff the surface of a small mint tin. This will give the surface some "tooth" for better adhesion of the clay.

Roll out 120G of black Makin's Clay® on the #1 setting of the Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Machine®.

Brush some Beacon's™ Tacky Glue onto the tin lid, then drape the rolled out clay over the tin forming it to cover the lid of the tin. Trim away excess clay with your craft knife.

Here's what your tin should look like at this point.

I chose to paint the bottom and sides of the tin with black paint but you can just leave it as is, your choice.

Roll some brown clay into a small log. HINT: place the roll of clay next to the extended handle of the Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Extruder® to know how much clay will fit in the barrel of the extruder:(see picture). Using the rectangular disc, extrude enough clay to use as a "frame" around the tin lid.

Add the extruded clay to the edges and sides of the lid using the Beacon's™ Tacky Glue. Now use the Makin's® Texture Sheet, with the woodgrain pattern, to give the appearance of wood to the extruded clay border.

Extrude some light adobe brown clay using the hexagon disc. Let the hexagon extrusion dry for 24 hours.

Paint the dry hexagon piece with yellow paint, then cut into small pieces. These will become pencils.

When the yellow paint is dry, carefully using a craft knife, "sharpen" the end of the pencil. Then dab the sharpened end with black marker to mimic the pencil's lead. Form the eraser on the other end and paint the eraser a reddish color. I also added a silver band under the eraser.

Here's the finished pencil. Add letters or words of your choice to the pencil.

I lined the inside of the tin with paper glued down with the Beacon's™ Tacky Glue. The two pencils I formed were also glued to the "blackboard" top. Add any other decorations of your choice. I made a small apple with red Makin's Clay®, a little inch worm and added a small metal ruler. Decorate the top of the blackboard with your fun embellishments!